Doppler predictors of adverse neonatal outcome in the growth restricted fetus at 34 weeks' gestation or beyond

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 189, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1007-1011

  Vergani, Patrizia ^a,b   Andreotti, Camilla ^a,b   Roncaglia, Nadia ^a,b   Zani, Giulia ^a,b   Pozzi, Elisa ^a,b   Pezzullo, John C ^a,b   Ghidini, Alessandro ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Doppler velocimetry; Fetal growth restriction; Term pregnancy; Umbilical artery

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DOPPLER VELOCIMETRY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS CIRCULATION; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS OUTCOME; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; PULSATILITY INDEX; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

EID: 0242677613     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/S0002-9378(03)00836-6     Document Type: Article

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